Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases
Auction and Appointment
A professional rivalry begins at an auction and continues when the artist becomes the curator's new boss. Their workplace relationship creates immediate uncertainty and tension.
Key Events
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Auction Rivalry — A curator enters a bidding race against a famous artist at an auction.
Location: Art auction
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New Museum Boss — The artist from the auction becomes the curator's new boss, creating professional tension.
Location: Art museum
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Rumor Escalation — A meeting at a special collector's home leads to noisy rumors surrounding the curator.
Location: Collector's home
Rumors and Pretending
A collector-related incident generates rumors around the curator. A fake relationship is proposed to contain the scandal, while Nam Eun-gi reacts with displeasure.
Key Events
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Fake Relationship Plan — A fake relationship is proposed as a way to protect the curator from the scandal, displeasing Nam Eun-gi. Characters: Nam Eun-gi
Location: Art museum
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Exhibition Commitment — A famous idol agrees to join an exhibition while the museum works to secure an important photographer's final work.
Location: Art museum
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Secret Revealed — The new boss discovers the curator's secret fan identity and decides to have fun with the knowledge.
Location: Art museum
Secrets and Attraction
The new boss discovers the curator's hidden fan identity and uses the secret playfully. The staged relationship becomes increasingly difficult to separate from genuine attraction.
Key Events
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Family Dinner — The curator's parents invite the new boss to an impromptu dinner, bringing the staged relationship into a family setting.
Location: Family home
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Exhibition Rescue — The curator and the new boss try to persuade a visual art director to help the idol participate in the exhibition.
Location: Art museum
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False Romance Tested — The visual art director learns that the relationship is fake and says that she likes the new boss.
Location: Art museum
Confessions and Conflict
The couple moves toward a real relationship, but concealed knowledge and Nam Eun-gi's confession create the first serious quarrel. Emotional honesty replaces the original pretense.
Key Events
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Feelings Become Real — The staged relationship is ended in words, but genuine feelings remain. The new boss later confesses and asks for a real relationship, while Nam Eun-gi plans to confess his own feelings. Characters: Nam Eun-gi
Location: Private residence
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Hidden Knowledge Conflict — The new boss reveals that he had known the curator's secret identity all along. Nam Eun-gi also confesses his feelings while defending the curator. Characters: Nam Eun-gi
Location: Private residence
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Night of Comfort — After an emotional quarrel, the curator invites the distressed new boss to stay overnight. Nam Eun-gi shares feelings with the visual art director during a drunken conversation. Characters: Nam Eun-gi
Location: Private residence
Origins and Choice
The investigation into Lee Sol and the new boss's family history reaches its emotional peak. The season closes with a dilemma between a shared relationship and a possible New York career.
Key Events
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Lee Sol Investigation — The couple gathers clues about the identity of the artist Lee Sol, while the restored painting reveals personal meaning to the new boss.
Location: Art museum
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Biological Mother Revealed — The new boss meets his biological mother after twenty-six years of separation. Discovering the hidden truth behind her soap bubble paintings changes his understanding of the past.
Location: Private meeting place
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Birthday Understanding — A birthday celebration becomes a moment of emotional understanding when the curator learns the truth about the boy connected to the past and recognizes the importance of the people around her.
Location: Private residence
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New York Dilemma — The curator worries that her relationship may hold back the new boss's career in New York and must weigh her museum career against supporting his dream.
Location: Art museum
